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A house and road has partially collapsed, bring down power lines and poles in the Cairns suburb of Holloways Beach after major flooding

Ten dead as thunderstorms hit eastern Australia

Ten people were killed in Australia after severe thunderstorms battered the country's east over the Christmas holidays, authorities have said, with tens of thousands of properties still without power.

World • 27 Dec 23

Aerial view of Gold Coast sea beach, Australia (file image)

Australia storm cuts power to 110,000 homes

Christmas night thunderstorms and strong winds cut power to 110,000 homes in eastern Australia and toppled a tree that killed one woman, officials said.

World • 26 Dec 23

Emirates noted that Australia was its top international destination from Ireland

Emirates saw 450,000+ passengers on Dublin-Dubai route

Emirates said it will have carried more than 450,000 passengers on the Dublin-Dubai route during 2023, which sees a double daily service both into and out of Dublin Airport.

Business • 20 Dec 23

Fires have been burning in the Narrabri area, northwest of Sydney

Smog puts Sydney on par with New Delhi as fires rage

Air quality in Sydney has plummeted to levels among the world's worst as smoke from bushfires covers the Australian city.

World • 19 Dec 23

Search and rescue operations in the flooded part of Queensland, Australia

Rescue teams evacuate flood-hit Australian town

Rescue teams have evacuated a flood-hit town in northeastern Australia, racing to airlift hundreds of people to safety before they run out of food and water.

World • 19 Dec 23

CRH has agreed a deal, along with the Barro Group, to buy Australia's Adbri

CRH in deal to buy Australia's Adbri with Barro Group

Building materials company CRH has agreed a deal to buy a majority stake in Australia's Adbri, which values the company at $1.4 billion.

Business • 18 Dec 23

People prepare to return to their homes by boat in Cairns

Hundreds evacuated as floods hit northeastern Australia

Floods caused by heavy rain in the wake of former Tropical Cyclone Jasper have cut off several towns popular with tourists in Australia's northeast along the Great Barrier Reef, as a crocodile was captured from a storm drain.

World • 18 Dec 23

A car inundated with water in the northern beaches suburb of Holloways Beach in Cairns

Northeast Australia hit by 'life-threatening' flooding'

Authorities in Australia have urged thousands of people in north Queensland state to move to higher ground because of the danger of flooding from torrential rains.

World • 17 Dec 23

Australia's economy barely grew in the third quarter as exports flagged and households were reluctant to spend

Australia's economy slows to a crawl in third quarter

Australia's economy barely grew in the third quarter as exports flagged and households - reeling from a surge in mortgage payments - were reluctant to spend, suggesting rate increases were working to restrain demand.

Business • 06 Dec 23

The Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates at a 12-year high of 4.35% today

Australia to hold rates steady until at least February

Australia's central bank held interest rates steady today as expected, buying it more time to assess the state of the economy and decide whether to tighten further next year even as the US and Europe are seen as almost certain to ease.

Business • 05 Dec 23

Clare Nowland died in May this year after she was shot with an electric stun gun

Manslaughter charge after Australia taser death

An Australian police officer was charged with manslaughter, after allegedly tasering a 95-year-old great-grandmother who later died in hospital.

World • 29 Nov 23

Anthony Albanese called it one of the 'darkest chapters' in Australia's medical history

Australia issues apology to thalidomide survivors

Australia has issued a national apology to survivors of the thalidomide drug scandal, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called one of the "darkest chapters" in the country's medical history.

World • 29 Nov 23

About one in seven Australian children aged 14-17 are using vapes

Australia bans disposable vape imports from January

Australia will ban imports of disposable vapes from 1 January, the government said, in a crackdown quickly welcomed by doctors.

World • 28 Nov 23

Police force the protestors to leave the water as they continue to block access to the coal port

109 climate protesters arrested at Australian coal port

More than 100 climate activists have been arrested after staging a floating blockade of Australia's largest coal port, police have said, including five children and a 97-year-old reverend.

World • 27 Nov 23

Helicopter dumping water on a bushfire in the town of Kwinana, south of Perth, Australia

Wildfire engulfs homes in Western Australia

Australian firefighters battled a runaway bushfire that has incinerated 10 homes and forced scores of people to evacuate in the northern outskirts of Perth during a fierce heatwave.

World • 23 Nov 23

HMAS Toowoomba is a long-range frigate (File pic)

China used 'sonar pulses' against Australian divers

Australian navy divers were "likely" injured by sonar pulses emitted by a Chinese warship this week, the country's defence minister said, accusing Beijing of "unsafe and unprofessional" conduct at sea.

World • 18 Nov 23

Authorities at the time said the children were thrown from a height of about 10 metres (file image)

Australian bouncy castle firm charged over child deaths

Australian authorities have charged a bouncy castle operator over a 2021 disaster in which six children were killed after strong winds lifted one of the inflatable play structures into the air.

World • 17 Nov 23

Australia's National Cyber Security Co-ordinator was managing the official response to the incident

Australia ports operator in 'cybersecurity incident'

The Australian government has said that it was co-ordinating a response to a cybersecurity incident that forcedports operator DP World Australia to suspend operations at portsin several states.

World • 11 Nov 23

The Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock

Australia raises rates to curb stubborn inflation

Australia's central bank has today raised the key interest rate to a near 12-year high to tame stubbornly high inflation.

Business • 07 Nov 23

Erin Patterson speaks to the media outside her home in Leongatha (Pic: AAP/Nine News via Reuters)

Australian woman in court for alleged mushroom murders

An Australian woman appeared in court today accused of murdering her in-laws with a toxic mushroom lunch and attempting to kill her estranged husband four times.

World • 03 Nov 23

Each 'Death Cap' mushroom contains enough poison to kill a healthy adult

Murder charge for Australian woman in mushroom mystery

An Australian woman has been charged with three counts of murder and five counts of attempted murder over a suspected mushroom poisoning that left three people dead and a local preacher fighting for his life.

World • 02 Nov 23

The northern New South Wales town of Tenterfield has been surrounded by seven dangerous blazes

Residents urged to flee Australian wildfires

Residents in three areas in Australia's northern Queensland state were ordered to evacuate their homes this morning as bushfires burned out of control.

World • 01 Nov 23

Brumbie horses pictured in the Kosciuszko National Park in Australia

Australia to restart aerial shooting of wild horses

Australia has approved the aerial shooting of wild horses in one of the country's largest national parks, resuming a contentious practice that authorities described as 'essential' to protect native wildlife.

Australia • 27 Oct 23

A voter is seen chatting to 'Yes' voting campaigners at a polling centre in Brisbane

Australians reject Indigenous rights referendum - govt

Australians rejected giving Indigenous people constitutional recognition and greater rights in a landmark referendum today, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said.

World • 14 Oct 23

Australia has never recognised Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in its constitution

Australians to vote No in Indigenous referendum - poll

Australians are set to overwhelmingly say 'No' to a proposal to constitutionally recognise the country's Indigenous people in a referendum on Saturday, one of the final opinion polls ahead of the vote has suggested.

World • 12 Oct 23

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